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Ableton
Live“It was Ableton 4 for me, in 2004, which is insane.”
Said in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
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8 items · Last checked What gear does Jacques Greene use?
Jacques Greene has said he uses Ableton Live, and in a 2025 MusicRadar interview he described a Prophet-5, Erica Synths Perkons and Arturia Pigments on Verses GT, made with Nosaj Thing. Earlier interviews name a Roland TR-606, a Yamaha CS-80 and an Elektron Octatrack.
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Prophet-5“The Prophet-5 takes up a lot of space on the album”
Said in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
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Arturia
PigmentsSaid in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
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Erica Synths
Perkons HD-01Said in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
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Roland
TR-606 Drumatix“I have a couple of machines, like the TR-606”
Said in Ableton: Sounds from the Source: Jacques Greene on Collaboration, January 2020
What gear Jacques Greene uses: a sourced gear guide
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Software
Uses
Ableton
Live“It was Ableton 4 for me, in 2004, which is insane.”
Said in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
Verses GT sessions
Has said they use
Sequential
Prophet-5“The Prophet-5 takes up a lot of space on the album”
Said in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
Has said they use
Arturia
PigmentsSaid in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
Drums
Has said they use
Erica Synths
Perkons HD-01Said in MusicRadar: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of Verses GT, September 2025
Has said they use
Roland
TR-606 Drumatix“I have a couple of machines, like the TR-606”
Said in Ableton: Sounds from the Source: Jacques Greene on Collaboration, January 2020
Synths
Has said they use
Yamaha
CS-80Said in Ableton: Sounds from the Source: Jacques Greene on Collaboration, January 2020
Live set
Has said they use
Elektron
Octatrack“I got one and it's awesome.”
Said in Mixmag: Gold Artist 007, Jacques Greene, April 2014
Records
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Cliff Martinez
Solaris (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)“I was listening to Cliff Martinez's score for Solaris”
Said in Ableton: Sounds from the Source: Jacques Greene on Collaboration, January 2020
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What DAW does Jacques Greene use?
He told MusicRadar in 2025 that Ableton was Live 4 for him in 2004. MusicRadar says the Verses GT songs were fleshed out in spontaneous Ableton jams in rented studios.
What synths did Jacques Greene use on Verses GT?
MusicRadar's 2025 interview names a Prophet-5, which he said takes up a lot of space on the album, and Arturia Pigments, which Nosaj Thing said was across the record.
What drum machines does Jacques Greene use?
He told MusicRadar he used an Erica Synths Perkons for a small percussion pass, and told Ableton in 2020 that he has machines like the Roland TR-606 and chops drum loops on an MPC.
What gear did Jacques Greene use on Dawn Chorus?
He told Ableton in 2020 that he played a Yamaha CS-80 in Brian Reitzell's studio, replaced bass tracks with a Studio Electronics CODE synthesizer and ran a Yamaha reverse reverb unit on the whole record.
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Jacques Greene is the producer and DJ Philippe Aubin-Dionne. This guide covers the software, synths and drum machines he has named in interviews with MusicRadar, Ableton and Mixmag, including the Verses GT record with Nosaj Thing, plus a soundtrack he has mentioned.
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